Jérôme Razafindrazaka
Jérôme Razafindrazaka (born March 15, 1915 in Andriampamaky , Madagascar , † August 1, 1992 ) was a Malagasy Roman Catholic clergyman and from 1972 to 1989 Bishop of Tamatave in Madagascar.
Life
Jérôme Razafindrazaka received on 25 July 1947, the sacrament of Holy Orders . On March 25, 1972, he was the first Madagascan to be appointed Bishop of Tamatave. Jérôme Louis Cardinal Rakotomalala , the Archbishop of Antananarivo , donated him episcopal ordination on August 15, 1972 ; Co-consecrators were his predecessor Bishop Jules-Joseph Puset SMM and Archbishop Gilbert Ramanantoanina SJ of Fianarantsoa . During his tenure he invited missionaries from the Polish branch of the Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary to his diocese and asked for a settlement to be established. On December 3, 1980, the first five missionaries were implemented . Bishop Razafindrazaka was co-consecrator of Bishop Ferdinand Botsy, OFMCap . On May 15, 1989 he became Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave
Jérôme Razafindrazaka died on August 1, 1992 and was buried in the crypt of the Cathédrale de l'Immaculée Conception d'Andohalo .
Web links
- Entry on Jérôme Razafindrazaka on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 9, 2016.
- A Brief chronicle of the Toamasina Diocese (English)
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jérôme Razafindrazaka. In: A Brief chronicle of the Toamasina Diocese , p. 2
- ↑ Jeannot Ramambazafy: Cathédrale d'Andohalo: réhabilitée après 8 mois de travaux. July 11, 2010, accessed October 9, 2016
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jules-Joseph Puset SMM |
Bishop of Tamatave 1972-1989 |
René Joseph Rakotondrabé |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Razafindrazaka, Jérôme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Malagasy clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andriampamaky , Madagascar |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1992 |